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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sundsy by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO lacorporsted Entered at th* Decatur. Ind. Post OAer aa Reread Cl*’* Matter J H. Halter I'rrshteat A. R Holtbous*. Rec y A Hu* Mar Hick D Halter Vice-President Subscription Rat** Blnala Copic* 1 «- Oar week. by carriere..-. I" One month, by mall ... .... 3& Three month*, hy mail ...... I Ria month*, by mail .............. 171 One year, by mall 3 00 Price* quoted nre within a radius ot I'** l mile*. Elsewhere |3 IM on* year. Advertising Rate* made Known on Application. National Repr< **li tallve BCHEERER A CO. 03 Islington Avenue. New York 3& East Wacker Drive. Chi<*r<> ('barter Member* of The Indlntia League ot Home Ha.Hee. Now all together! Pl<-aaanl Milla kn<»k off Pennville in the regional opener. Wh» n the »kl<-» are tilled with American Ihiiulu i», there’ll In 'luxt below. —o Americans are laal miuute doer* They wait until the d>adlln< to gi t their auto plate* and then liecauee of the ruxh. growl about the delay delay. Ftan< < eelti* to l<e in tile *hap< lhai tho*e who are toned to go along with Hitler, would welcome help from thoae codlltrie* which believe in freedom. America Mill remains a dem oeracy. the government protecting the ina»» wall legialatioll and safe guard* Mafti t exploitation To day. American* have more confidence in their govenitiieui than at any Ilin*- in hietory O. o - We are not aioli, in believing that Genera! MacArthur is one of the grastvat general* of Aiiii-iltan history He'* a tighter, to say the leant. A* Walter Wluchell eaid. "he lielieveg in lighting the enemy InMead of the I'oiuuiauder-iii-«bief.'' —o There in little- reaxon lu drive Io the New England alate: to M-e nunn-tbiug different or lake a text lii curve driving. Juxt try a Wiek end trip through Hi own eouuly. in the vicinity of Columbia. Nash vide and Maitiuxville. Even in March. it« good to look at. —o Old automobile*, up Io and in eluding 1936. ai. to be junked and the* metal iixeel in making arm* mini. If yo.f haw an old junker, get it in i h» hand* of a dealer who will help it along <>u the route to the Plant furnace or ximlter There’ll sonic good In that old critter. Il may help niuk a xubmarine. The women of the civilian de feuac council* are planning an entertaining ami patriotic program for you ou March 13. There will be luilsii. apeei liv* aud *oug. all built along the line of victory ami the- lighting of America* cause 111 the: war. No home will lie aat red and America’* idea of motherhood will be awept from (he board. If wo loan thl* war. , Pioaxaut Mill* eujtiynl the right fttl thrill of victory aud aerenaded Decatur over wiiiuius the aectioual tourney. Il wa* a red l< tter day for the Hpurtan* and their friend* and everybody enjoyed tin.- fuu ami eitended congratulation* Winding a basketball tourney In Indiana I* almoat equal to gaining an telaud or takiug a sector lu the Philippine*. A« long aa »« keep up that friendly rivalry and desire to win, Auericau cuiuiuuutic* are

living up Io tradition Hat* off to th* winners. A point In favor of Cornelius Vanderbilt of the famous American family and greatgiaudsou of the founder of Vanderbilt fortune, brought out with hl* death last Hunday, I* 'hat he declined million* In order to go hl* own way and live hl* own life. Hr became «uccrxxful as an engineer, financier and soldier. Although Inheriting a million from his father and receiving another Mat-egg of Is Mw.ivd. he- made a fortune of his own and probably had a lot of fun doing it. -0 lli rldc* providing the owner with a little "pin'' money, the selling of ia«t Iron scrap and other waste material* to lot al Junk dealer*, xcivea another worthy purpose. The Imcatur Casting Company, now largely engage d In defense work, te dependent upon a anpply of scrap iron. Although It can't use every typo or »lsc of refuse material, the company is a daily pur> ha*< r of scrap Iron, suitable for its product* and by delivering the metal to the dealer. It assure* the Imai Industry of continued operation* (iwnet.e of vmaui lot* or sc< tion* ot land suitable tor nub-divls-ion pu: (Mixes should not hesitate to inaugurate their own building piogramx Small, modern liotixe* .ire w.iiit<d here and ax lilt month* go by the need for 'hetn will in crease. Through the Federal Housing Authority and the local bank, house < ouxtrui tioli tall in financed and the plase.x tan t-lthei be rented on an investment basis, or sold to prospective purchase)* If a group housing development is undertaken lull'. It will not Intelfer with pres* nt values or In any way I harm the Individual owner. Hut Decatur does need bouse*. —o—o A person y. ed not lu an ai in chair gtwniial to opine that the United State* will lauinh an otfennive drive on the Axis one of these day* Tin: President. as com-mandei-lti-i'htef and the army general* are planning this country's drive to end the war that way. It will lake man (wiwt-r and tons of equipment, but no war wax over won by being on the defensive. Some think that invasion of the ioniineiit might lie through Italy. That country :x sick of the d*al Hiller ha* foiced on them and Miiolrtil could be overthrown quickly. Whcti the titm- come*, look out. for ihere will not be any stopplug of the Yankc-s. -0 The annual personal properly assessment period i* here and lownship trustees. a*se*«or* and <lepul|o* will In Ini-y for the nest 'wo month* listing taxable* of individual and buxhiexx coatelll ill lb.- county. On these aseexxineul*. the owner* will p*y taxes next year. Tax altairs in thl* county are In Milp-xhape order and the affairs of public government are well handled by those In charge. Property I* fairly assessed, although exception* may lie found in case*, for no iiaoessincnt plan Is perfect, aud tax rati** are nominal. The entire property tax bill, which include* levies on real estate. Improvements and per»oual property I* k»* than liw.twu ibis year. ——O—V— You often hear the advice, defend America. Tlial of course is true and that is what the government, the army, navy und marine* are doing. Hut if your conception oi defense is building a wail around the United State*., or only ou the east, west und sooth coasts, the logic I* all wroug. A wall of other material structure ot defense would crumtde in the dust under airplam bombing. The Magiuot line in France, the great ItUO.UVU.Otm defense base of Great Britain's at Hiugapore, the forts ot Belgium and the dyke* of Holland proved of little use in modern war attack. As the Chicago Time* lummcalud, •'From Atetantter to Hitler there has been only one tonuuia lor vic-

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Lunt'S aK TWS.NTY A eeld brtese raked the deck of the “Vaadam" a* ft crept through the darkness. Bn nd* Duncan leaned astainst the rail, glorying in the good feel of wind and fog. drinking in the damp salt air. The thought that some where aboard was a Gorman agent, who held the fate of Sir J< hn in his hands, filled her with an excitement that verged on fear. Could *he seek him out and wreat from him that list of agents before be mad* eontart with the enemy! Could she find him in time! She stared into the darkness for a little while, then turned from the rail and started toward the diningroom. Her course took her along M B" dock. Near the head of the stain, a cabin-d<>or opened, and a man stepped out. He almost bumped into her. “Forgive me—the darkness," he apologised. Hi' English was slightly accented. As he stood aside to let her pats, she had a startling sense of hiving seen him before. From the corner of her eye, she noted the number of his cabin, 210. As she continued to the dining saloon, she had the feeling that ba wa* watching her. While sitting on deck, before dinner, Bnnda wm approached by the tall blond who reiterated apologiea fnr the recent bumping aeeident and introduced himself as Kurt Larsen, of Copenhagen. He said he was engaged in eivil engineering that took him throughout Europe, ineluding! even the countries at war. And he stressed his sense of strict Danish neutrality.

Larsen seemed amused by Brinda'* series of nsive remaru . . . “You must know considerable about conditions in Germany and Franco” ... "Do the German people approve Hitler's alliance with Stalin"” ... "And th* food shortage ...!’’ With an ironical smile, the handsome stranger interrupted: "Let'a have a cocktail, Maa Duncan,. and after dinner, may we play pingpong! Let's not discuss the war. Your eye* are too disturbing for * serious conversation. Have a cigarette!” Larxen held out his massive silver esse. Before taking on* Brinda hesitated for a second- -she looked at the masterly giant He had been her companion for the past half hour . . . had she forgotten her mission—and Dick! It looked aa though she had been magnetised by the dear light blue eyes ot the Nordic engineer. She took a cigarette and arose. Later, Imrsen Joined her at dinner. The steward served th* hors d’oeuvres. "This butter is excellent. Isn't it!" exclaimed Larsen, preparing a roll for Brinda. She didn't answer, hut a smile played around her lovely lips... That evening Brinda sat in her deck chair watching promenading pasaenger* ... If only luck were with her. She had three day* left to sueeeed in her mission. The Vandam would reach Naples then and the lost list of the British secret agents would be on it* way.... She supposed that there were English secret service men on board th* “Vandam." Wa* she not mad to attempt this capture—with such professional* around her! Who wa* th* Caucasian who called himself a prospector of oil wells in Baku ... or the Norwegian banker with th* smiling eyes? She had danced with a suppoaed

Answers To Test Questions Below are the anewera to the Test Questions printed on Page Two ♦ ■ -— ♦ 1. Mayna Chaney. 8. inoreaeiag. 3. The < ompieat Angler." I. Part exposed above the gum. 5. Tuberculosis. ' 6. A musical ImstHMBOBI. 7. New Delhi. 8. Otar. 9. London England. 10. 8. —. — „ , i, 11,,, Household Scrapbook I By ROBERTA LIE Shelf Covering Instead of using oik'loth to cover the shelves. use stripe of linoleum. It Is easily cleaned, stays in place much better, and will outwear other materials. Soap Substitute It is claimed that vwo or three potatoes grated into a pan of waler will give better results than soap when washing ribbons or delicate woolen good*. Oatmeal Add a little sugar to the oatmeal while It Is cooking, instead of sprinkling I' on at the table, and observe the improvement in Its flavor. ■». Modern Etiquette I •y ROBERTA LEI Q How much time is the bride ■•xpeotod to spend with her guests 1 at the wedding reception? A. Not more than two horns, Khe may then retire to her room with lory -to smash at the enemy's 1 main armies. io capture aud destroy Uia strongholds."

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South American aenor and though ! his tangoing ws* perfect, where did i be . eally eome frogs! And why waste her time thinking : about men! She might look for a - woman spy..,. The aimusnhere oa the llaer wm teMo—more like In a mental ward at Bsllovm than oa a luxury Uaar. It wm one of those wartime veyage* when those who are not worrying about what may be happening to their home*, or to their boeineas, sit up all night with their life belta on, dreading mine* or »übmarinee. Brinda’a meditation wm interrupted by a strange looking older woman. She looked more like a atedium priced fortuM teiter «ss vscation, with her eotersd motvos end ridieulouaiy rouged cheeks, than the school teacher she said she wm. With flee mystery aoeois under her ansa she stopped to talk to Brinda abotft the wMthtr. A beautiful platinum blonde walked by. She was a refugee from a stranded musical comedy company. which had toured Central Europe, returning to her native land. The heels <m her shoes were so high she could hardly balance herself. Nevertheless there wm inexplicable sadneee in her baby blue eves. Was her conscience bothering her or did she worry about bar next evening dress! This was the kind of woman who would succumb to the fatal charms of “Ajax," the master Nail spy, Brinda thought But th* platinum blond* gave no sign of wanting to talk to anyone. Brinda aroee. Ska would find a pretext.... The middle aged woman Immediately occupied the deek chair *be vacated. Brinda had almost reached the blonde when th* interesting "ptrjMtuum iftobilt," ths eternally wslking dark Russian woman, who ' wore a mannish suit and spoke with ( a slavie accent, approached her. •’Miss Dunean, won't you make * ( fourth at bridge with os*" She tip- , ped the end of her small rigar. ( “I’d love to, but I wouldn't dare. Thanks just the xsme.” Then she < added, "My game is awful.” Brinda nodded and hurried on. | The platinum blonds had disap- , peared in the meantime. ( “You still owe aw a gam* of ping- ' pong.” It was the pleasant voice of interrupting her unsuccess- t ful search. Brinda he*itat*d; then < asked. "What do we play for?" “Perhaps a kin!" | She smiled—obviously pleased: < “Good ... a kin it shall be!”

They began the gam*, after putting their evening eoats aside. Brinda was winning when suddenly an idea struck her. She started Joeing deliberately. Soon Larsen counted the score: “Nineteen—-twenty—twenty-one! I win and now ... the prixe!" Ponting like a little girl, Brinda kissed hi* left cheek after murmuring, “A debt of honor must be paid." Then she exclaimed: “Oh, I’ee messed you all up with my rouge ... so sorry!" And she started scrubbing his eheek violently with her ehiffon handkerchief. Hi* fee* thoroughly cleaned, she smiled at him mischievously.... Just then the platinum blonde passed by. Larsen greeted her. “Oh, you Isdie* haven't met? This is Mis* Duncan. Mis* Olin.” Brinda was delighted to talk to the girl at last. “rve won at ping-pong from Mis* Dunean," Laraen announced proudly. With a thin little voice, the binode replied: "I have never 1 played ping-pong- Can't stood It"

her msid-of-hvaor to cbangi' into bor travvlins costume. Q What Is the real snd final teat of good breeding 1 A. oiieervanc* of those rules ot conduct •■likh make It *a»ter mid simpler for one to mingl>- with other people. Arnold Bennett, the noted English playright, once said. "I cannot too strongly Insist that the basi» of convention is a symbolixin. primarily tnmffn to display a ■ •-gard for th* feelmga of other people." Q. What should a woman do wlt*n caHing. If she finds her hottree ready to go out! A. Hhe may *ay. "I see y >u are ready to go out: I won't keep you." However, if th* hostess Insists that sb* xtay for awhile, it I* perfectly proper to remain.

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Brinda looked at bar, ths expression on her face seemed sedately “Rave a drink with us In th* bar!" I-srsen invited. "Thanks, but I am awfully tired. Will you excuse aw!” She nodded to Lareen, and left. "Btrangs girt, Isn't she!* remarked Brinda. Larsen shrugged his shouldsrss "Average show girl, that's ail.” "Have you another of tboe* cigarettes you gov* ms earlier today?” Brinda asked, suddenly changing the subfeet "Certainly!" Larsen opened hl* case. "I'm glad you like them, they ar* mild.” Brinda smiled: “They are etrongar than you thlak." Upon returning to her cabin. Rriada was in high splrito. Sh*had danced till thro* in th* morning with Lareen and others. In her note eent to Dlek before boarding th* Vandam she had promised to send him a win in simple code, which wouldn’t be suspicious. If she had been unauecroaful the wire would be worded: "( roe*i*f calm — Dunran."

If, however, she had been able to discover something Important ehe would say: "All m» Mouykts with yen daritag— Dumm." Rhe meditated for a little while. Which om should sb* send: Having decided that problem, ah* entered the wireless room. e * e Diek's answer earn* next morning- ‘‘TAaaks for good srisAee Ins*** Aunt Emma." Nothing could have pleased Brinda moro. It meant that Dick would take measures to help her; perhaps in Gibraltar where th* ’’Vandam" would be stopped and subjected to British inspection ... Good old Dick! Her heart wae filled with tenderneaa. She forgot all her previous anger and Jealousy ... Brinda entered the Isrg* salon. Tired, she sank down in a large comfortable armchair. The platinum blonde appeared, apparently in a more friendly n -iod. with the suggestion: "I'm dying for some American coffee—aren't you!" Brinda called the steward and asked, “Any possibility of getting some real American coffee!’’ “11l try,” he smiled as Brinda looked at him and wondered where she had seen his face before.

"Perhaps Mr. Larsen will join us,” the platinum blonde murmured hopefully, ordering service for three. "Have veu known Larsen long!” Brinda asked th* girl, who hesitated for a while. “No ... not very long, but ho ta charming... Brinda agreed to this and Larsen earn* in a moment later. R» joined them, delighted to notice that they had anticipated his presence when service for throe arrived. The blonde msie a dissatisfied face after tasting the eoffse, but Larsen drank it in large gulps, exclaiming: “Wonderful: The coffee is good!” Brinda looked at him silently, then took a sip, h was mediocre eedfee, indeed. AU at once Brinda recalled where she had seen th* steward. He had been waiting on her that night in the “Red Cat" Why was be on board thia Dutch steamer!

TWENTY YEARS 1 AGO TODAY ♦ • March I—The district ImxkeHiull touruameul is vn hero. Decatur. Bluffton aud Monroe each win* lu first rouud. Final* Saturday night. Price* on all form product* take sudden jump upward today Wheat is 112.10. i-oni 73 cent* and oat* 14c isl Bark's eh-vator. D. M. Henxley I* elected to hl* third term as exaulted ruler of Elk-. The gill* are really getting their hair bobbed these days and the liarbcr shop* are crowded aDer 13:30 p. in. Charles Hoitiiom>< retanix from eighteen months in Oklahoma aud

Navy Clamps Down On Careless Talk Navy Men, Civilians Taken Into Custody Ban Franriaro. *l’l*l Th* navy cl*m|X"l down iod*y on "enrol*** talk ' about naval affslr* and dl*clo*»-d th* arre*t •' number ‘ of enlisted men ■•" I civilian employe* for «o**iptnx too freely In hotel* and taverns Heer \dmlral John Will* Green■lade, commanding the IBth naval dteirict. tald a "determined ' cam paign wa* under way to keep Information about ship movement* and • operatln* from reaching enemy source*. (Ireenslado ailed under ■ the power given hlin by the espionage act. which provide* death or Imprisonment a* maximum ponalHea He gave no hint a* io the punishment contemplated for offender* Os IhOM' arrested 'he identity of only one w»* revested He was Joe E. Burton. 31. of Fort Jonca, Calif , employed by the l’a< Ith Air Base contractor*. Burton, the navy charged, "talked In detail about ship movements" after returning recently from ■ Pacific Island WILLSHIRE NEWS Clarence Biens, who enlisted In the navy a short time ago was ordered to report at a station In Cincinnati. Mis* Katherine Bilderback. who lias been dome- prurtte* teaching 1 in tte' focal acbool for ’he PMt three weeks, ha* returned to her college at Bowling Gneo. Ohio. Mr*. G. W. Beck. Mrs. Vernon Hobiet and Mr*. Marion Burke wv-re Decatur visitor*. Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mr*. Carl Kuhn and children of Fort Wayne were Munday dinner gueete of Mr. and Mr*.. John Byer. Mis* Blame Alihoen and Floyd Suitor of Kort Wuyne were Nun day evening suppei guest* o’ Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Heil. Wm Elehar of Ohio State spent the weekend with his patent* Mr. and Mr*. D F. Elchar. Rotmit Jewell of Ohio Nil'hern was an over Hunday gueat of his parents. Mr. and Mra Fred Jewell. Mia* Vein Fisher was a Sunday gu<*v of her gtwndmotber. Mr*. M. E. Beam. Pvt. Robert f'owan of camp Lee. Ya., i* *p>-ndiug a ten day furiousth with hi* parent*. Mr and Mrs. Date Wyoming for the J F. Arnold company. A new Ford owned l>y Menno Llechty I* destroyed »y fire.

CHAPTER TWBNTY-ONB I The platinum blonde auddenlyli remembered ±*t she had to writ* I some letters and left Bnnda with Larsen. “I somewhat envy you to belong to a neutral country during thio awful war, Mr. Larsen,” Brinda remarked, “for after all, Denmark baa nothing to fear." “No. nothing," Larsen replied. Thettoh* looked at th* waiter with a grin: “Thank* for th* coffee, Konrad!" They were interrupted by the assistant purser, who apologetically bowed in front of Brinda: “Forgive me, Miss Dunean, but will Em be good enough to folio* me to th* office of the Chief Purser!" Astonished, Brinda looked at Lareen, who seemed to share her eurprise. She promised to return in a minute and followed the assistant purser into hi* chief's office. With an enchanting smile, the chief purror apology* deeply for having had to disturb hi* passenger and concluded hi* speech with, “The Commander wishes to Ulk to you, Miss Dunean, be good enc .gb to fellow me." She wa* escorted to the Commander's cabin. H* was a small tnaa With piercing black eyes, a high staccato voice. Brinda couldn't take her eyes off hie ahiny black hair; he made her ait down, Na face smiling and pleasant, aa though he were going to offer her the royal suite oc board. “Mis* Duncan, beginning tonight R shall b* la custody—separated i ail other passengers " “You mean, a prisoner! Me!“ Brilada murmured, profoundly “Borey ... if you care to call It by sueh an ugly name." •But you cant do that to me, ■y passport is la perfect order." "1 am sorry, Miss Duncan—l have an order here from our Anbsstodcr regarding your person “Your Ambassador? where!" •Borlial” _ J* 1 } h ? J*<ned in , Bnnda a brain. She knew now ehe had been right tn her suspicion. It *"***• CMS* In time ( and help. This was her only hope. The small Commander got up, ho < STyrtar* to the purser In Dutch; back to Brinda with hte ( 'Paaaangersoverboard." ffi A few Binutas later, Brinjfo sunk

The British Parliamentary System] What Is ffotng to happen t* the Churchill cabinet in Wbat to Parttoment going to do about Hie suethtot TwZM the conduct of the war! ’ rn **k J What do yon know about the British Parltomenur, Our Bet vice Bureau at Washington hs* resdy so. , denied, suthorltotlve, and Intensely Interesting (,u||. ll „ , d -British Parliamentary llyatem" how the British form",l government grew up. how Parliament originated; wx,, ’/'*»■ rmponelbla cabinet system to. snd how It opersies «hr M goveinment occut; how (he British Premier to respond.T*?! ment; what part the Klug plays In th* British Kov*rnm M . tfons to Parliament are conducted; th* British p* rt . ... ’M system: and many other interesting and Informative f <n , TW sister democracy across the was Bend for thl* bulletin, by clipping the coupon below an* with It five cent* tn eotn or postage stamp* to cover mar. '*l and other handling cotte: CUP COUPON HERE p. M. KIRBY. Dept IRA Daily Oemocrat'a tervlee Bureau 1013 Thirteenth Bt.. Washington. 0. C. Hind me the four-thouMnd word faitual bullrtm (l|l . I Paillamentary Nystem;'' I enclose five cent* In coin or sUm H 1 NAME A II II II K H I! " CITY STATE I km<l 'he Decstut Dally Democrat Decatur Ind -s

Cowan FoHowing hl* furlough, he I* to be transferred to Maxwell Field. Alabama. Barbara Lou Dull, a studcat nurse at B>-th««da hoapltal n Cincinnati, to home for a ni*d.<d root. Mr*. Martin Rtamm ha* returned home from a visit with relatives tn Portland. Ind. Mis* Edith D«ik of Pittabuigh wa* a weekend guest In the home of her brother, Rev and Mr*. 0. W. Bock. Mr. and Mro. Ft auk Bolinger of Van Wert were Sunday callers of their mother. Mr*. Luc Ila IVJ'.nger. Mr. and Mra. R J Davis of Mich Igan City and Mr*. Laura Davla of Pleasant Mill* were Sunday evening gueat* of Mr aud Mrr. Dale Cowan and faintly. o — - \A0 ,T I , v) > w *»*un w- { O y’THtSaftif/'AUti Daoa a truck driver have bettor manner* than yuo! Th« answer to y«*. If you are an average driver of a passenger car. Anyone who epend* much time on the road will tell you that the truck driver to the most consistently decent driver a person meet* on the road He will slow down to lot you pass, even pull off the road to let a lung line of faster moving traffic get by before continuing on hi* way. I can't remember the lout limo a irm ker failed to dim hl* light* when approaching at ulght. Don't you think if* time that we paxM-nger car drivers follow the step* of the truck driver* and use a little courtesy and common decency while we are on the road! Courtesy Prevent* Accid-Ut*!

down on the stateroom couch, as she heard ths key click from th* outside After a sleepless night, she rang for her breakfast and asked to see the chief purser. He came immediately. “Do you realise that your Commander take* a tremendous chane* by arresting a British subject without any reason!" The exasperating smile of the officer reappeared again. “No on* will ever know that you are not quit* u fro* u you would like to be." She knew that be was right Her only hope wu Dick. Perhaps he had planned to meet her In Gibraltar. ... Realising the helplessness of her position, she lapsed into silone* a* the chief purser withdrew with a deep bo*. 0 0 0 Suddenly the 8.8. Vandam slowed down. Only a few passenger* noticed IL It was lunchtime, the dining room wa* filled with laughter. Then a complete atop and a woman's shrill voice could bo heard distinctly: “Oh dear, I wonder if It ia a submarine!"

Subconscious faar awakmd In all passengers. Th. .tewardi looked oat portholes—forgetting food on re * d3f to ** «•"«!• "Wbm to my entreat.r barked th. aaa from Baku. The platinum blond. sipped her consomme, her darkened eydashto Ottering nervously. KurtLarsenseatod at bar table-looked satisfied. H. eontlnwd eating his herring heartily. "*“ U *‘«W wmctimes to ss. mob hysteria," Kurt remarked, a. th. pa “® n <*7 h® o *® 4 Bor * nnd mor. ?? *!*• ra ** r ' ti ®«, many of them bad loolwd out portholes and •• w • torge submarine floating a few hundred feet away—with the portentous swastika floating on it ,n « Jh* U "* pßint «d on its side. No more eariar’" Ursrn asked nondtatontly. Th. blond, shook hw head. Unconsciously sh. had takas some gum from h.r bag and bwan chmring on it furiously “They say it-* a U-boat," ah. murmured, while Umn hi. «po»n dtopiy into th. eariar. Th. Mdtod chatter of th. passenrers earn, to a atop .addmtly. Dwtiilik. rilene. mstwd a. th. chief porwr apptond sn th. top of -,u“ , Kssr p ““ k ’ tt< “Ladle, and gntiamn,” ba bagM with bis peculiar shrill wiea, “th. Captain of th. U-W ha. a nwasaga for you." Th. auaac. became frightening. £*£«7««nt and deep vote, of the U-« 9 captain fascinated th.

TUESDAY. MARCH J, J

V DISTINGUISHED. SERVICE ( RM The Distinguishsd-liJ i Cross is awarded to psrnsi *J while aervtng in any eapsc.ty« the Army of th* United Stam distinguished thrmsslvs* by J traordinsry heroism in essj tion with military opsreJ against an armed enemy. ■ decoration was instituted by«J ntive order in January. DllJ confirmed by Congrsm Idyl 1918. | It to a cross of bronxe *;tiJ eagle in th* center and s sea below the eagle bearing tte ■ scription “For Valor." Os ■ reverse to space for th* rsepuJ name. The cross is suspend* M I I ring from a wateredulk rMm . composed of a band of red. eMB 1 blue, white, and red. 'Bad • l—k I- wM»l< 1

“We must search this lute I a dangerous enemy and you m help. 1 give you an hour to find to Prson— we have no time to * the enemy is not surrwda within sixty minute*, the Vua will explode." The U-boat captain saluted ll l<ft the dining room, wLd I mained aa still at a cemetery. But soon hysterical womes > gan screaming — some big »w men crying—others knelt is FW —while children continued to M unaware of the danger. Kurt Larsen lit a cigarettel up, and patted the plaur.ua biases shoulder. "Are you worried?" With great big eyea, she sreyw "Stupid question! Os course IseWith calm stride, Lanes r seeded towards the don’t worry." A middle-aged woman had toed, the stewards tried to revivel The blonde girl tried to lights* rette, but her handi trembled < the matches went out, one after a other. Brfnda, unaware of al! this.' in her cabin-prison, wonden what had happened. She wwi see the U-boat; It was stationed the other side of the Vandsa wasn't Gibraltar— so it «’ k ® have been Dick. Nothing else • terseted her this minute. Kurt Larsen knocked on the « purser's office door. “I wish to talk to the Cow* der of the U-« 9." he said •>“' commanding tone. The small assistant purser s* quietly. "Have you any a formation for him!” "Definitely." The assistant purser bent* “Tell mejmd I shall transmit je« m *Larlan'e light eyes became with anger. "I told you I see the German Commander. a The little man hurried i«» ■ next room and returned with U-Boat Captain, who askad. >■ wish to see me, Mr. LarsenT. "Akmo-if 1 may. Cai**The latter hesitated, then » tinned to the assistant purser leave them alone. n -What do you U-boat skipper's voice was saw the name as Kurt Larsen. . real name is Han. he lowered his voice and “W 3 Third Section. , (To be M w M ri«a Oebwn **• W BMS **•«* Sseaaw